PUBLICATIONS – THE DRUM BEAT
ISAAA Brief 54: Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops in 2018 Biotech crops continue to help meet the challenges of increased [...]
A Look into Senegal’s Biosafety System: What Prospects does it have in Store?
Things are looking up for a robust biotechnology and biosafety landscape in Senegal thanks to a revised biosafety law that is awaiting approval. [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS IN BIOSCIENCES
Africa Biennial Biosciences Communication Symposium, 2019 (ABBC2019) When: 29-30 August, 2019 Where: Pretoria, South Africa What: ABBC2019 will [...]
GM Mosquitoes released in Burkina Faso pose no safety risks, assures expert
Six thousand four hundred (6, 400) genetically modified sterile male mosquitoes have been released into the environment in Burkina Faso as part [...]
Lessons from Ethiopia’s Biotechnology and Biosafety Development
Dr. Kassahun Tesfaye Born and raised in the central highlands of Ethiopia, often called “the wheat belt of Ethiopia,” my interest in [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS IN BIOSCIENCES
5th African Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases & Biosecurity When: 07-09 August, 2019 Where: Abuja, Nigeria What: The objective of [...]
PUBLICATIONS – THE DRUM BEAT
Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH): 2018 Annual Report The CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) is a [...]
NEW RESEARCH IN BIOSCIENCES – AFRICA
Explant type and hormone regime influences somatic embryogenesis and regeneration of cassava Despite its importance, cassava production is faced [...]
OFAB KENYA MEDIA AWARDS 2019: CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
The Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa (OFAB) Kenya Chapter is glad to announce the 2019 call for participation in the annual [...]